Stanchion anchor structure



Jan. 10, 1933. P. G. A. WEISE 1,893,722 7 STANCHION ANCHOR STRUCTUREFiled Feb. 16 1931 Q z k AM 25' 2 2G 2 '7 j l4- V I4 I '3 Q as "IBQ 4lazy 6 /475 Patented Jan. 10, 1933 UNITED STATES PAUL G. A. WEISE, OFLESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA v STANCHION ANCHOR STRUCTURE Application filedFebruary 16, 1931. Serial No. 515,916.

This invention relates to a stanchion such as commonly used to tethercattle in their stalls. Such stanchions commonly comprise standard andstall partitions, together with a top rail extending along the front ofthe stalls, from which the stanchions proper, which are placed about thenecks of the cattle, are supported. The stalls usually have concretework, and usually a concrete floor m with a curb at the forward end. Thestandards for the top rail and the stall partitions are usually set inthe concrete and portions of the stanchion holding and locating meansare also embedded in the concrete. Trouble has been experienced ingetting a uniform and accurate positioning of the stanchion so that itwill be properly located and function properly on the animal.

It is an object of this invention, therefore, to provide a stanchionstructure having means for locating and supporting a stanchion, whichwill maintain an accurate and uniform relation between the stanchion,the top rail and said means.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a stanchion structurehaving a top rail in which the stanchion is supported and a memberextending below the stanchion and connected thereto and having sideportions extending upward at each side of said stanchion and secured tothe top rail.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a stanchion structurecomprising standards and top rail, with means for supporting thestanchion proper from the top rail, together with a member of general U-shape extending below the stanchion at its central portion and havingthe tops of its sides secured to the top rail, the lower end of thestanchion being connected to the central portion of said member by anarticulated means.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a stanchionstructure comprising the top rail, a stanchion supported from the toprail and comprising side portions adapted to embrace the neck of theanimal, and connected by a pivot at their lower ends together with amember extending below said lower ends and having side portionsextending at either side of the stanchion and connected at their upperends to said rail, said member at its lower end passing through anothermember preferably anchored in the concrete curb of the stall, said othermember '55 being connected by an articulated means with said pivot.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a stanchionstructure including a top rail, a stanchion member supported from thetop rail, and a member extendin below the lower end of the stanchion andem edded in the concrete or concrete curb of the stall, said memberbeing connected to the lower end of the stanchion by an articulatedmeans.

These and other objects and advantages'of the invention will be fullyset forth in the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawing, in which like reference characters refer tosimilar parts throughout the several views and in which Fig. 1 is a viewin front elevation of the stanchion structure;

Fig. 2 is a. partial view in vertical section taken substantially online 33 of Fig. 3'; and

Fig. 3 is a view in vertical section taken through the stanchion andcurb in a plane parallel to the plane of the drawing.

Referring to the-drawing, a portion 10 of the floor of a stall is shown,which floor is illustrated as made of concrete and as hav-' ing a curb11 at its forward end. Standards 12 are disposed in the curb 11 at theirlower ends. Stall bars 13 are shown in section which extend rearwardlyfrom the standards 12 and are secured thereto by the clamps 14 fittingthe bars 13 and extending around standards 12, the same being tightenedby the headed and nutted bolts 15. The-standards 12 have couplings 16 attheir upper ends which support the top rail 17. Couplings 16 are securedby the bolts 16a. Vlhile the top rail 17 may be of various shapes andmade of different materials, in the embodiment o f the inventionillustrated it isshown as 'a tube or pipe. A stanchion designatedgenerally as 18, is supported from the top rail 17. Said stanchioncomprises relatively movable .mem- I00 bers 18a and 18h adapted toembrace the neck of the animal, said members 18a and 18b being connectedby a pivot 19 at their lower ends. The side members of the stanchion arecustomarily provided with some latching or holding means, and as shown,member 18a has a handle portion 180 by means of which the members aremanipulated. The members 18a and 18?) are shown as having strips 19 ofwood or comparatively soft material on their inner sides. A clip 20 issecured at the top of the stanchion, being shown as" secured to themember 18a and this clip is connected by a chain 21 to a clamp 22embracing and clamped to the top rail 17. A member 23 extends somedistance below the lower end of the stanchion 18 and is shown as havingits lower central portion embedded in the curb 11. Member 23 has sideportions extending upwardly at either side of the stanchion 18, saidportions being secured to the top rail 17 by the couplings 24. Couplings24 are shown as secured to the top rail by the screws 25 and to member23 by the bolts 26. It will be seen that the member 23 is substantiallyof U-shape. A member 27 is also embedded in the curb 11 and while thismember may be of various forms, in the embodiment of the inventionillustrated it is shown as a section of tube or piping, the same beingflattened adjacent its lower end and having an aperture through whichmember 23 passes. Member 23 is also illustrated as made of a pipe ortube. Member 27 is pierced adjacent its upper end by a headed and nuttedbolt 28 which extends therethrough in the same direction as the member23 and the lower link of the chain 29 embraces the base 27, said chainextending upward and the upper link thereof embracing the pivot bolt 19.

With the stanchion constructed as described, the member 23 holds thestanchion in fixed and accurate relation to the top rail 17. As beforestated difiiculty has been encountered in properly positioning thestanchion. The same would sometimes be too high or too low or, whenanchored in the con crete, would be too much to one side or the other.Vith the present structure, the pipe 27 is placed with its end justabove the top of the curb so that bolt 29 is accessible and the chain 29gives the desired flexibility to the standard, the same forming anarticulated means for positioning the lower end of the stanchion. Themember 23, of course, insures that the stanchion will be properlycentered and also assists in holding the member 27 in proper position inthe concrete while the concrete is yet soft. A very rigid, accurate andproperly positioned stanchion structure is thus produced.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has thus provided asimple and efficient stanchion structure and one which can be easilypositioned so that the stanchion Will be properly placed. The continuousU- shaped member 23 used definitely locates the stanchion in relation tothe top rail and also in relation to the standards 12. If the top railis properly located by the standards, or if the member 27 is gaugedproperly in the curb, the stanchion is sure to be in correct positionand is held in this position until the whole structure is rigid. Thedevice has been amply demonstrated in actual practice and found to bevery successful and eflicient.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of applicants invention, which generallystated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects aboveset forth, in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and definedin the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A stanchion structure having in combination, a toprail, 2. stanchion comprising relatively movable side portions adaptedto embrace the neck of an animal supported from said top rail, and amember having ends secured to said top rail extending downward at eachside of said stanchion and beneath the same, and an articulated meansconnecting the lower end of said stanchion with said member.

2. A stanchion structure having in combination, a top rail, a stanchionconnected to said top rail having side portions to embrace the neck ofan animal, a pivot connecting said side portions together at their lowerends, a 7

member of general U-shape having the ends of its arms connected to saidtop rail and extending downwardly and beneath said stanchion as a unit,and articulated means extending from said pivot to the central bottomportion of said member. 7 j

3. In combination with a concrete base in which a stanchion is mounted,a stanchion comprising a top rail, a stanchion supported by said toprail, and including relatively movable side members adapted to embracethe neck of an animal, a member having side portions disposed at eitherside of said stanchion and secured to said top rail at their upper ends,said portions extending clownwardly as a unit beneath said stanchion andembedded in said concrete at its lower end, and means entering saidconcrete connecting the lower end of said stanchion to the centralportion of said member.

4:. In combination with a concrete base including a curb, standardsmounted in said curb, a. top rail carried by said standards, a stanchionsupported by said top rail and including relatively movable side membersadapted to embrace the neck of an animal, a member of general U-shapehaving its arms secured tosaid top rail at their upper ends and disposedrespectively at either side of said stanchion, said member extendingbelow said stanchion into said curb, and means securing the lower end ofsaid stanchion to the central bottom portion of said U-shaped member.

5. In combination with a concrete base, a stanchion structure comprisinga top rail, a stanchion supported from said rail and includingrelatively movable members adapted to embrace the neck of an animal,said members being pivoted at their lower ends, a member embedded insaid concrete substantially centrally below said stanchion, a memberextending through said first mentioned member and having side portionsextending upwardly at each side of said stanchion and also embedded inthe concrete at its lower ends, means securing said side portions tosaid top rail, and an articulated means connected to the top portion ofsaid first mentioned member and connected to the lower end of saidstanchion.

6. In combination with a concrete base, a stanchion structure comprisingstandards, a top rail extending between said standards, a stanchionsupported by said top rail and comprising relatively movable sideportions adapted to embrace the neck of an animal, a section of tubingdisposed in vertical position substantially centrally below saidstanchion and embedded in said concrete, said tube having a flattenedapertured portion, a U-shaped bar having its bight portion extendingthrough said aperture and embedded in said concrete, said U-shapedmemher having side portions extending upwardly at either side of saidstanchion, means securing the tops of said side portions to said toprail, and a chain secured to the upper end of said tube and connected atits other end to the lower central portion of said stanchion.

7 The structure set forth in claim 6, said sections of said stanchionsbeing connected by a pivot at their lower ends, a bolt passing throughthe upper end of said tube, the upper length of said chain embracingsaid pivot and the lower length of said chain embracing said bolt.

8. A stanchion structure having in combination with a concretefoundation, standards a top rail supported by said standards, astanchion connected to said top rail and having relatively movable sideportions adapted to embrace the neck of an animal, a member embedded insaid concrete beneath said stanchion, and a rod secured at one end tosaid rail at one side of said stanchion extending downwardly into saidconcrete through said member and upwardly at the other side of saidstanchion and being secured to said top rail at its other end, and meansconnecting the lower end of said stanchion to said rod.

9. A stanchion structure having in combination with a concretefoundation, standards, a top rail supported by said standards, astanchion connected to said top rail and having relatively movable sideportions adapted

